1982 Air Florida Flight 90 Crash
The investigation into the crash of air florida flight 90 was led by the national transportation safety board ntsb.
1982 air florida flight 90 crash. On january 13 1982 an air florida boeing 737 222 plunges into the potomac river in washington d c killing 78 people. The crash of air florida flight 90 which killed 78. Register to vote virus numbers by state. Thirty years ago friday 74 people aboard air florida flight 90 were killed when the plane left reagan national airport and slammed into the 14th street bridge.
Air florida flight 90 was a scheduled u s. 13 1982 led to one of the most haunting tragedies in washington d c history. They concluded that the probable cause of the crash was the flight crew failure to use engine anti ice during ground operation and takeoff their decision to take off with snow ice on the airfoil surfaces of the aircraft and the captain s failure to reject the. Domestic passenger flight operated by air florida from washington national airport now ronald reagan washington national airport to fort lauderdale hollywood international airport with an intermediate stopover at tampa international airport on january 13 1982 the boeing 737 222 registered as n62af crashed into the 14th street bridge over the.
5 2002 it s been more than 20 years since air florida flight 90 took off from national airport and crashed onto a bridge in downtown washington then plunged into the icy waters of the. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.
